Chapter 625
These years haven't been wasted
The two walked through the dense grass one after the other and soon arrived at the outer edge of the cemetery.
At this moment, the words written on the tombstones outside the cemetery have all turned grayish-white, clearly indicating that someone has erased them all.
Chen Ze stopped at the entrance of the cemetery and looked up at the three powerful characters "Chen Huangling" on the cemetery plaque.
Tian Siyao stopped with Chen Ze, unsure if he could understand the words "Emperor's Tomb".
"It seems your emperor is quite cautious, having removed all the traps. I just don't know if anyone has broken in, or if he's not even in there at all," Chen Ze muttered, then turned to Tian Siyao beside him and said, "You wait here, I'll go destroy the traps, lest we accidentally step into a trap and kill you here, then you'll only be able to become a ghost."
Tian Siyao nodded, "Mm."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Ze had already rushed into the cemetery.
Tian Siyao waited quietly for a moment, then slowly approached the giant stone bridge, which was about 100 meters high and five or six meters wide.
"I have to climb over such a big stone bridge?" Tian Siyao looked at her thin arms and legs and was troubled.
It took Chen Ze a full half hour to figure out where the mechanisms were located. He then used his spiritual sense to locate them and destroyed them one by one.
After dealing with the mechanism, Chen Ze spent several more hours dismantling the stone bridge, and then carried Tian Siyao down the bridge from the other side.
Since the two were traveling on foot, it took them a relatively long time.
By the time the two arrived at the entrance to the emperor's tomb, the sky had completely darkened.
After the two entered the emperor's tomb, the mechanisms that Chen Ze had destroyed suddenly closed automatically.
Chen Ze carried Tian Siyao all the way to the depths of the emperor's tomb. He found that the layout of the emperor's tomb was similar to what he had imagined, except that it was covered with a thick layer of dust, and the coffin could not be seen.
Stopping in front of a tombstone, Chen Ze glanced at the inscription and said, "This should be the emperor's tomb. See if there are any records of your Tian family's ancestral home here. If not, we'll have to figure out how to climb out."
Tian Siyao nodded and squatted down to examine the tombstone carefully.
Following Chen Ze's suggestion, she discovered a hidden button and tried to touch it.
"Click."
The moment the button was pressed, the entire stone chamber began to shake.
Then, the ancient jade bed in the stone chamber suddenly rose slowly and finally floated into the air.
“This…” Tian Siyao was shocked.
Chen Ze immediately led Tian Siyao to the edge of the stone chamber, protecting her behind him.
As the jade bed floated into the air, Tian Qilin's voice came from within: "I am Tian Qilin, Duke of Qin. I have built this tomb here in accordance with His Majesty's last wish, to guard this tomb and prevent outsiders from coveting it. I hope that one day a destined person will be able to obtain the key and fulfill His Majesty's last wish."
"The Duke of Qin?" Tian Siyao was a little confused. The emperor was actually the Duke of Qin, a powerful and ambitious ruler.
“No matter who he is, his tomb must contain treasure.” Chen Ze said, pulling Tian Siyao along as they prepared to continue forward.
However, Tian Siyao shook off his hand and said, "Chen Ze, I'm not going."
"Why?" Chen Ze asked. Although Tian Qilin's words made Chen Ze look forward to the collection, he did not want Tian Siyao to take any risks.
"You don't understand! I'm not going!" Tian Siyao firmly refused.
"In that case, forget it." Chen Ze said, turning back to the stone bridge and preparing to return to the village.
Tian Siyao shouted at Chen Ze's retreating figure, "Hey! You're too domineering! If you dare to abandon me, I'll tell Mom and Dad."
Chen Ze stopped in his tracks, turned to look at Tian Siyao, and sneered, "Don't you dare say anything. If you really tell your parents about us being together, they'll break my legs." "My parents would never do that to me! But you, if you dare abandon me, I'll have my dad send someone to kill you!" Tian Siyao said arrogantly.
Chen Ze's lips twitched slightly, but he didn't say anything more and turned to continue walking back.
Seeing Chen Ze return, Tian Siyao quickly went to greet him.
"You're not angry with me anymore?" Tian Siyao asked.
"Why should I be angry? You're going to marry me sooner or later anyway, and if I take wives and concubines, won't you take concubines for me too? We can torment each other, isn't that good?" Chen Ze said with a playful smile.
"You..." Tian Siyao was speechless, but she didn't say anything more because she realized that she could not only not be angry with Chen Ze, but she couldn't even make Chen Ze angry.
What if Chen Ze doesn't want her anymore?
“What you just said was all hypothetical. If the emperor died on that mountain, this wouldn’t be a tomb, it would be the emperor’s tomb. His tomb would definitely have a lot of burial objects. Do you want to take a look? Maybe there are some treasures!” Chen Ze said, and took the lead in walking into the tomb.
Tian Siyao quickly followed.
The tomb's structure differed from ordinary tombs; the walls were covered with carvings resembling murals.
However, Chen Ze believes that those murals are historical records.
The murals depicted a young general clad in armor and wielding a sword, with many soldiers standing behind him. The young general's appearance closely matched Chen Ze's impression of the emperor.
Chen Ze guessed that the emperor buried his body here after his death and then arranged for people to build a tomb.
The tomb chamber contained numerous weapon racks, displaying various long swords, spears, bows, and crossbows.
In addition, there were many porcelain bottles containing elixirs, and next to the elixirs were many books and scrolls.
Chen Ze wasn't interested in these things; his main goal was to find the ancestral records of the Tian family.
However, after searching the entire tomb, they found nothing but the emperor's remains.
While Chen Ze was searching, Tian Siyao looked around and found a hidden compartment containing a luminous pearl.
She immediately ran over and picked up the luminous pearl.
Upon hearing this, Chen Ze looked over and asked, "Is this thing worth anything?"
Tian Siyao shook her head. "I don't know either."
Chen Ze pursed his lips and said, "I don't think it's worth much. Why don't we look somewhere else?"
Tian Siyao shook her head, "I just like this stuff."
Chen Ze frowned and glared at her. "Then you can keep it to yourself. I'm leaving."
Tian Siyao quickly stopped him, "I just want to take a look, it's not like I have to."
Chen Ze sighed speechlessly, "Then let me count for you. The jade thumb ring we found when we were scavenging outside the tomb last time, plus the luminous pearl you found outside the castle today, that makes a total of three treasures. If we find something else this time, we'll have four."
"Hmm." Tian Siyao nodded, staring at the luminous pearl in her hand and pondering, "How much do you think this luminous pearl is worth?"
"Such a large luminous pearl is worth at least seven or eight million. If it were transported to an auction house, it could probably fetch over a hundred million. Moreover, I suspect that this is the emperor's mausoleum. If we could find his remains or any items he used, it could sell for a huge price."
Upon hearing this, Tian Siyao's eyes lit up. "Are you sure you haven't wasted your life all these years? You even know something like this."
"I call this being well-read," Chen Ze said, then shifted his gaze. "If you really like it, put it on quickly, lest someone sneak up on you tonight." (End of Chapter)